{"id":18634,"date":"2023-12-29T17:16:04","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T17:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diasporaportuguesa.org\/?post_type=perfis&#038;p=18634"},"modified":"2026-03-23T14:34:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T14:34:39","slug":"julia-carvalho","status":"publish","type":"perfis","link":"https:\/\/www.diasporaportuguesa.org\/en\/profile\/julia-carvalho\/","title":{"rendered":"J\u00falia Carvalho"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>J\u00falia Carvalho leads IBM Infrastructure business in Middle East and Africa, where she is responsible for IBM\u2019s business of cloud platform, servers, storage and technology services, growing the partner ecosystem and driving client satisfaction across MEA. Underpinned by IBM sales plays and working with clients and the ecosystem partners, the focus is on deploying IBM\u2019s advanced technology capabilities on AI and hybrid cloud to support national strategic roadmaps towards digital transformation in every sector of the market. Previously she was the General Manager for IBM Africa Growth Markets, overseeing all IBM business in the African continent, not including Egypt and South Africa. 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